"In search of the female voter
Jul 12th 2007 | ANKARA AND ISTANBUL
From The Economist print edition
Women will have an important role in Turkey's election on July 22nd
IN ISTANBUL'S Carsamba district, women in head-to-toe chadors trail obediently behind bearded men sporting Islamic caps and baggy trousers. Shop windows are crammed with Islamic memorabilia from Mecca. Many secular women fret that, if Recep Tayyip Erdogan's mildly Islamist Justice and Development (AK) Party, which has run Turkey since 2002, wins the election on July 22nd, all of Ataturk's republic may resemble Carsamba."
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